Gov. Jerry Brown, what a dude. Who else could get away with announcing that they're seeking re-election to the most important governorship in the nation with a tweet?

In Jerry's case, it worked well. It led everyone to make a big deal out of a very ordinary announcement. Which is obviously what he intended.

One takeaway from Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's veto of a bill that would have allowed businesses to refuse to serve gays: Even some Republicans on the party's far-right flank are starting to realize it's economic suicide to discriminate.

I see that our good president is creating a program called "My Brother's Keeper," to help young men of color succeed.

Google's generous $6.8 million contribution to cover free rides on Muni for low- and middle-income kids for two years is a great start.

Take a cue, Apple and all you other tech people. Find a civic need, help pay for it, and I suspect your buses won't be blocked anymore.

San Francisco Supervisors London Breed and Malia Cohen wrapped up Black History Month in the City Hall Rotunda the other night with a program of music, theater and art. They hope to make it an annual event, and they're off to a good start: About 500 people showed up.

Lawrence Beamen from "America's Got Talent" sang "Lift Every Voice and Sing," and Nashormeh Lindo, the artist wife of actor Delroy Lindo, gave a great talk about art and creativity's role in black history.

James Fang managed to do what most said couldn't be done: He got BART board members, members of the management team, union representatives and outside contractors to show up at the Four Seas restaurant in Chinatown for an event kicking off his re-election.